She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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For the pop star turned bookworm, travel really is all about the journey.—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2025 Buy Now 12 of 15 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl
Precocious bookworms everywhere found a kindred spirit in Matilda, a little girl with neglectful parents and a loving teacher who takes on a terrorizing headmistress with her special powers.—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 At the time, Graber identified less as a computer kid than as a bookworm, reading stories of scientific and mathematical discovery.—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 Quince Cotton Fisherman Throw Every bookworm needs a snuggly throw blanket to curl up with.—Esther Carlstone, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bookworm
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